Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-02-10

Resolved. That the state leglsla
ture now in session be requested
to pass an act providing for AM
permitting the counties Of Henne
pin and Ramsey to each Issue $75,
900, bonds for the purpose OF bull
ding a bridge across the Mississip
pi river connecting Lake street ant
Marshall avenue in said counties
providing the board Of county com
missioners Of each county shal
determine that the construction g
such a bridge shall be Tor the pub
lie interest.
The committee reported favora'
bly, upon the opening of the Ply
mouth and Crystal Lake road, aho
a resolution was adopted to thai
Effect.
"A. G. Thompson submitted his
bond as Oversee r Of the poor farm
in the sum Of $1,000, and the same
was approved. Some time was then
given to discussing the building OF
a bridge somewhere between Cedar
AMI LYndale avenues. the matter
beng introduced by Senator Ait
ken Of Dakota county. No action
was takan.
A petition was received signed
by e. NJ. Wilson and several other
Influential citizens, requesting that
the action of the board might be
favorable to the Lake street bridge.
License to sell liquor was gran
ted as follows: F. Beaudly, Joseph
La Pointe, Dayton; Chas. Scbebie,
Plymouth; O. T. Duyon, Long
Lake, and Conrad Steinling, Has
san.
On motion Of Commissioner Len
non the board proceeded to an in
formal ballot on the election Of
county physician. Drs. W. 9. Han
scome, 49, Austin, NJ. j. Byrnes,
3. T Gibson and L S. Kilvington
each got one vote. On the first
formal ballot M. j. Byrnes gotfour
votes and u. S. Kilving one.
DR.. Byrnes was declared elected.
Commissioner Swift offered a
resolution to the effect that the &C.
ton Of the board on Jan. Is last
appointing q janitor be rescinded.
This called forth quite a wordy
cont bat between Commissioners
Lennon and Swift, the former hol-
ding that such a mode Of procedu-
re was supplementary A vote was
at last taken, and the votes stood
three for Otto Langum, Commits
sioners Barlow and Lennon decli-
ming to vote. Langum was declar-
ed janitor electet.
Commissioner Lennon took an
appeal from the decision Of the
chair, on the ground that the mo-
ton PASSED was out Of order, but
the chair was sustained.
Commissioner Barlow offered a
resolution that the county morgue
balocated at the nndert king rooms
Of T. Connolly & 20. for the en-
suing year, and that the committee
on INDECENT poor be authorized to
advertise for bids for the burial Of
the county poor.
Commission Lennon offered a
resolution to the effect that the
contract be 1t to Gleason & Byo
rum, under the head Of the First
district, and that n =. Warper &
&c. should have. the Second dis.
trict, the division Of the county to
be made at a later date, and he
contract price to be the same as
for the past year. It was finally
decided to divide the county intwo
districts, on motiono Of Commission
F,icks,n, and the bounda1i IS were
ordered setteed by the committee
on INDECENT poor. After further
balloting the burial Of the poor
was given to T, Connolly & Co. for
the north end Of the county. and
for the southern district to Glea
son & Byorum
The precautions condition Of the
Grow river bridge was given to the
committee on roads and bridges
for their consideration.
The annual report of the over
seer Of the poor farm made the
fol owing showing:
Total expenses, $40. 759,43: total
inventory and profits, $73,815.3 80:
total net profit, So, 057,07: expen
ded in permanent Improvements,
ST. $50; inmates received, SO, inma
les died, s inmates discharged, Is;
inmates j. n. l 1887, 81.
The report Of the poor fran for
January showed.
Receipts, $69l a9: expenses.
$485 40; inmates received. IL;
inmates discharged, S; number Of
inmates Feb. /, ~.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The following was the financial
statement Of 1886, submitted to the
board Of county commissioners:
COUNTY FUNDS.
Recapitulation disbursements:
Salaries Of co. officers. $$334,415.01
Salaries Of co Judges. l,249 SO
Fees of countyoficers.. 1926 80